Preview: Birmingham City vs QPR Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | EFL Championship 2025-26

The Hoops have already defeated the Blues once this season.

Birmingham City are now going to have a face-off against Queens Park Rangers (QPR) for their matchweek 37 contest of the 2025-26 EFL Championship. This is going to be an interesting outing between these clubs, taking place at St. Andrew’s Stadium.

The Blues have faced back-to-back defeats in their last three matches, and the upcoming fixture is not going to be an easy one for them either. They are coming in after facing a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Charlton Athletic in their last matchup. Birmingham City are now placed 12th on the league table.

Queens Park Rangers are also on a poor run of form at the moment and will be under pressure for their next one. They will be away from home, making the situation even tougher for them. With 13 wins in 36 matches, the Hoops are in 16th place on the EFL Championship points table for now.

Kick-off:

• Location: Birmingham, England
• Stadium: St. Andrew’s Stadium
• Date: Thursday, March 12
• Kick-off Time: 01:15 AM IST (Wednesday, Mar 11; 07:45 PM GMT/ 02:45 PM ET/ 11:45 AM PT)
• Referee: Anthony Backhouse
• VAR: Not in use

Form:

Birmingham: L-W-L-L-L

Queens Park: L-W-L-L-L

Players to Watch

Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)

In 34 EFL Championship appearances this season, Jay Stansfield has scored nine goals and has six assists to his name. Even though he is not in his best possible form at the moment, the 23-year-old is still going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for Birmingham City. Stansfield will lead the attack from the front for the hosts.

Richard Kone (QPR)

Richard Kone will be looking to step up his game so that he can score a goal or two in the upcoming fixture. He has scored seven goals and has two assists to his name in 34 English League Championship games of the ongoing campaign. Leading the attack from the front, he is surely going to cause problems for the opponent’s defence.

Match Facts

• Queens Park Rangers have failed to score a goal in their last three matches.
• Birmingham City have only scored one goal in their last three games.
• The Blues have failed to secure a win in their last three fixtures against the Hoops.

Birmingham vs QPR: Betting Tips and Odds

• Birmingham City to win @76/100 10bet
• Jay Stansfield to score @23/10 Virgin Bet
• Goals under 3.5 @7/20 BetMGM

Injury and Team News

Lee Buchanan and Alex Cochrane are not going to be in action for Birmingham City. They are injured.

Queens Park Rangers will be without the services of Karamoko Dembele, Justin Obikwu, Nicolas Madsen, Kwame Poku, Rumarn Burrell, Ilias Chair and Ziyad Larkeche due to their injuries.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 70

Birmingham won: 26

Queens Park won: 26

Draws: 18

Predicted Lineups

Birmingham predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Allsop (GK); Iwata, Klarer, Panzo, Wagner; Seung-Ho, Solis; Vincente, Ducksch, Gray; Stansfield

QPR predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Walsh (GK); Mbengue, Dunne, Edwards, Norrington-Davies; Vale, Varane, Hayden, Saito; Morgan, Kone

Match Prediction

Both of these clubs are in desperate need of a win here. Birmingham City are likely to edge past Queens Park Rangers in their upcoming English League Championship clash.

Prediction: Birmingham 2-1 QPR

Telecast Details

India: FanCode

USA: CBS Sports Network

UK: Sky Sports TV, Sky Sports+

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